Thanks for the responses and help everyone!

turbulenceadams- I will definitely check those out, if I continue to have issues. Though today went excellent, I'm happy to report.

CFTraveler- I am thinking that timing could have definitely been the issue, today I did all of my exercises in the early evening (as opposed to right before bed) and I had great results. I'm thinking about starting a journal on here to share my experiences with others. I was just so happy with how things went today.

heliac- Thanks for the tip, this is another thing I might implement, especially on the days when I work 10 hour shifts and by the time I get home I'm significantly fatigued.